#i want to go on Hajj so bad. and Umrah

[niqaboy]

will i make it to Mecca at any point in my life? i hope so but realistically probably not

do i daydream constantly about the entire process of going on Hajj down to the most minute detail? yes of course

[questionsonislam]

Is it permissible to make tawassul while praying and asking the help of awliya of Allah?

Seeking assistance is something and wasila (tawassul) is something else. Seeking assistance means asking for help. Wasila (tawassul) is a means to the end.

It is not permissible to ask for help from non-living things or a creature without intelligence even if it has a lot of service like the sun or the moon, even if it is holy like the Kaaba and the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad).

As for asking for help from people with intelligence, if the person is not a believer and a person with good deeds, it is not permissible to ask for help from him whether he is present or not. However, if he is a person with good deeds it is permissible to ask for help from him in order to ask intercession (shafa’ah), whether in his presence or near his grave.

Although the dead person has gone to the world of barzakh (veil), he has a kind of life peculiar to him. Our Prophet (PBUH) stated the following: "Prophets are alive in their graves." (Ibn Majah, Janaiz 65) Another evidence that prophets are alive in their graves is that Hazrat Prophet (pbuh) met the spirits of all of the prophets in Masjid al-Aqsa and greeted every prophet he met and those prophets replied his greeting. He also said the following about the polytheists who died during the Battle of Badr: "You cannot hear more than those; but they cannot answer.”

According to the people of tariqah (religious order) today, the help of a wali (saint) with a rank, whether he is dead or far away, can be asked for. He has the authority to help. Especially the people of tasarruf (authorized to do extraordinary things) can help both when they are alive and after they die; their help goes on.

As for wasila, as we have just mentiond, it is something to be used as a means to reach the end. There are some kinds of wasila:

1- To use the names of Allah for tawassul: Ibn Majah narrated the following from Hazrat Aisha: ‘The Prophet said the following in a supplication, " O Allah, I ask from you for the sake of your clean, nice and holy name"’

2- To make the supplication of the person as a wasila for whom tawassul is asked.

3- To make tawassul by using the personality of a great man with good deeds as an intermediary. For instance, to say something like ‘O Allah! I make the Prophet or Hazrat Abu Bakr a wasila in order to realize this wish of mine. Hazrat Umar made Hazrat Abbas (the Prophet’s uncle) a wasila in the supplication for rain by saying: “O Allah! We make the Prophet’s uncle a wasila, send us rain." (Bukhari).

4- To make tawassul by using the good deeds as an intermediary: For instance, to say something like “O Allah! I make this hajj or worship that I performed for you a wasila; relieve me of this misfortune or trouble”.

The kinds of wasila we listed above are present in Islam. It is not possible to deny them. The person to be made a wasila does not necessarily have to be superior to the person making tawassul. The Prophet (PBUH) said to Hazrat Umar, who wanted permission to go and make umrah, “Brother! Do not forget to pray for us”. He also ordered Hazrat Umar to tell Uways al-Qarani to pray for him. However, to imagine the prophet or any person independently and ask his help may cause a person to become an unbeliever. One should be careful about it. That is, it is permissible to think and to know that that person is a beloved slave of Allah and he does those things by the permission of Allah and to ask.

According to Ahlu Sunnah scholars, it is permissible to make tawassul as long as one does not go beyond it.

Those who regard wasila as completely haram are kharijites and and those who imitate them.

The information that angels protect people is present in the Quran itself: “For each (such person) there are (angels) in succession, before and behind him: they guard him by command of Allah”(ar-Rad, 13/11). That truth is pointed out in the verse.

The protection of the angels is not polytheism, similarly, the help and protection of other creatures should not be polytheism. However, we should not raise them from the level of being a means, a cause to the level of creation. It is a necessity of our belief that “there is no real creator other than Allah in the universe.”

Is there mediation, wasila in religion?

Wisdom is one of the indispensable elements of life and success; it is also a leaven and an important law in the management and control of all of the beings.

Men make achievements and maintain them by observing that rule and principle called wisdom.

Wisdom makes cause, means, wasila necessary between the Creator and the creatures.

The loftiness and greatness of the creator, the relationship and the balance among the beings are related to wisdom. In addition, the fact that beings serve as proof to their creator, the fact that they are searched and studied like a book by qualified people, and the most important of all, the fact that men are tested and tried for their achievements in the world and in the hereafter, depend on wisdom and a serious relationship with wisdom.

Men who have been given wisdom are the most honorable and valuable beings.

Based on this principle, the general term denoting the phenomenon of relationship between beings, things, man and the creator is wisdom.

In the connections between non-living things and living things,

in the veils between being created and creating,

in the causes between illness and health,

in slavery and its consequences,

in the relationship between conveying the message and guidance.

in the consequences and relationships of agriculture, trade, art and worship, wisdom is essential; and the causes, wasilas and means are the prerequisites of wisdom and they will always be present naturally.

Here, although the existence of means is necessary in terms of wisdom due to divine power and greatness, the oneness and majesty of Allah eliminates their effects. Wisdom necessitates that they remain only as means.

So, means are an essential of creation due to Allah’s name, the Wise.

So, the means like those are existent and necessary in our religion naturally.

For instance, the means of hidayah (guidance) are prophets.

The means of Allah’s orders to His prophets are the angels.

The means of pre-eternal speech are the Books and Pages.

The means of manifestations are miracles and arts.

The means of forgiveness and reward are bounties and Paradise.

The means of suffering and punishment are measures and Hell.

The means of worshipping and slavery are worships.

The means of approaching Allah are knowledge and taqwa (piety).

So, there is no place, state and time without means.

The most important point of the things that we have mentioned so far is as follows: Those means should not be something more than a wasila; they should be transparent and decent; they should not hide and cover the realities; in particular, they should strengthen not break the relationship between the slave and Allah.

If the means that exist between the realities and the people as a necessity of wisdom become dense and break the connection, then wisdom disappears and obstacles emerge. The means loses its property of being a means.

For instance, if a teacher enters between a mathematics book and the students, he integrates the students with the book. He increases the love. He also strengthens knowledge. Teachers form a great amount as means.

Artists are means of transferring the skill between the apprentices and art. Otherwise the arts and skills would cease and die.

Similarly, great religious people are transparent means to ensure and maintain the relationship between Allah and the slave. If they stop acting as intermediaries, the slave will spoil the relationship and break the connection.

However, being an intermediary is not something easy. The most important thing is to be capable and qualified.

That is, a teacher should act as an intermediary between the mathematics book and the student. However, if the teacher is a music teacher, it won’t do any good.

A doctor, who is a transparent means, should act as an intermediary between the patient and the illness in terms of wisdom. However, if an engineer instead of a doctor acts as an intermediary, he will only serve the angel of death.

Glasses become intermediaries between the eyes and things. Hearing aids become intermediaries between the ears and the sounds. As intermediaries, they serve those with ordinary eyes and ears to see and hear better.

Similarly, if qualified and capable people become intermediaries between the realities and ordinary people, they increase those people’s knowledge and virtues. Their spiritual lives become orderly and tidy. Ordinary people cannot see the naked realities and cannot perceive them. They can understand the realities only through some means.

The similes, metaphor and usual examples in the Quran are holy and transparent means like eyeglasses or binoculars between men and the realities that are difficult to perceive.

Therefore, to deny the means (wasila) means to deny wisdom, help, benefit, order, goodness and affair. It is an attitude contrary to creation and reality.

However, as there are always exceptions and misuse, the means deteriorated and misused in time; and bad examples reached present time. While it is necessary to correct, put into order and change them, it will be consciencelessness to wear mediation down and to deny it wholly and radically.

It will be a great mistake to prefer its demolition although it is possible to correct it.

So, mediation is a divine approbation that establishes the connection with reality like transparent glass, and that puts the relationships in order.

As it is present everywhere, there is and will be mediation in our religion. However, intermediaries that are very dense like priesthood, that confine the interest and respect only to themselves and break the relationship with Allah are a kind of hidden polytheism. Mediation like that does not exist in man’s nature and creation; it does not and cannot exist in our religion.

To see the means from the point of view of the evaluations above will protect us from excessiveness and negligence in terms of thoughts and attitudes, will drive all of our feelings and thoughts to the medium way, will provide our life with direction, peace and happiness.

[basicsofislam]

THE COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET (PBUH) : Abdullah bin Suhayl (r.a.)

Hz. Abdullah bin Suhayl became a Muslim in the first years of Islam. He was subjected to unbearable tortures of the polytheists. Upon the permission of the Prophet, he migrated to Abyssinia. He stayed there for a while. He was fine there.  Nobody prevented him from worshipping. However, like all muhajirs, he experienced the agony of being separated from the Messenger of Allah. He could not put up with it anymore. He returned to Makkah risking all sorts of suffering and torture.

Suhayl’s father, who was a polytheist then, became very offended and angry when his son became a Muslim and especially when he migrated. He became very happy when his son returned. Now, he had the opportunity. He planned to punish Abdullah and to make him give up his religion. He took action immediately. First, he beat him violently; then, he tied him to a pole. He increased torture so much that Abdullah had to pretend to be a polytheist though he believed in the heart. Thus, he got rid of his father's cruelty.

Suhayl untied his son. He gave his son many things. He became very happy that he returned to idols. Days passed like that. The polytheists prepared an army for the Battle of Badr. Suhayl himself joined this army and he took his son with him. He did not think that he could still be a Muslim. However, Hz. Abdullah was still a Muslim. He did not give up his religion; he only said that he was a polytheist. He had a strong belief in his heart.

Hz. Abdullah had always looked for an opportunity to rejoin the Prophet since that day but he had not been able to rejoin him. He thought this would be a good opportunity for him. On the other hand, he prayed to Allah Almighty and asked for help.

The two armies confronted at Badr. Although Abdullah was among the polytheists bodily, he was with the Muslims spiritually. In his inner world, he was planning to rejoin the Messenger of Allah and to fight against the polytheists. The number of the polytheists was much more than that of the Muslims. He thought it was necessary to go to the side of the Muslims as soon as possible. He finally found an opportunity. He made a move and joined the mujahids. The dream he had had for months came true. He would not be sorry even if he died now.

His father became very angry when he saw his son among the Muslims; he uttered bad words. However, Abdullah did not heed them. He said to his father, "Allah Almighty made it good for me." Then he attacked the polytheists with all his might. He had always waited for this moment. He fought heroically in this battle. He was appreciated by the Prophet. He was 27 years old then.

Hz. Abdullah joined all of the battles with the Prophet. He was also present in the Expedition of Umrah. During this expedition, he experienced an incident that deeply saddened him: The polytheists did not want to allow the Prophet to enter Makkah. However, they wanted peace. They appointed Suhayl bin Amr to make peace. Suhayl objected to Bismillah being written at the beginning of the treaty and the Prophet being mentioned as "the Messenger of Allah". He said, "If we believed that you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not fight against you!" The Prophet accepted all the terms of Suhayl in this agreement. He showed some of the Muslims as witnesses. One of the witnesses was Abdullah.

This impudent act of his father’s saddened Abdullah a lot. He lowered his head out of embarrassment.

However, a little later something that saddened Hz. Abdullah more than this occurred: Hz. Abdullah's brother, Abu Jandal, had been chained by the polytheists because he was a Muslim. However, he managed to escape and took refuge in the Prophet. Suhayl bin Amr was surprised to see his son suddenly. He held Abu Jandal’s neck. The branch with thorns in in his hand hit Abu Jandal’s his face. He said, "O Muhammad! This is the first person you have to return to me in accordance with our treaty." The Prophet did not want to accept this demand first. However, Suhayl insisted, "I will not sign the treaty!" The Prophet had to accept it. He handed Abu Jandal to his father. He said to Abu Jandal, “Be patient. Ask Allah for a thawab for this. Allah will soon show you a way.” Abu Jandal accepted the request of the Messenger of Allah willingly. He returned to Makkah with his father, taking the risk of all kinds of difficulties. This incident saddened all of the Companions deeply there. However, Hz. Abdullah was even more distressed but he was patient. He believed that Allah Almighty would create a solution.

Hz. Abdullah was also present in the Conquest of Makkah. Like some ferocious polytheists, his father, Suhayl, was among the polytheists to be killed when captured. He asked the Prophet to forgive his father. The Messenger of Allah forgave him for the sake of Abdullah and his brother Abu Jandal. Hz. Abdullah became very happy about it. He immediately rushed and found his father in the place where he was hiding; he gave his father the good news. Suhayl bin Amr did not even think that he would be forgiven despite all of his hostility against the Muslims. Due to this kindness of the Prophet, he became a Muslim by uttering kalima ash-shahadah. After that, he started to work for Islam with might and main. From time to time, he cried, remembering his previous life

Hz. Abdullah made great efforts to suppress the movements of apostasy that occurred after the death of the Prophet. He made jihad heroically. Finally, he attained the rank of martyrdom. At that time, he was 38 years old.

During hajj, Hz. Abu Bakr expressed his condolences to Abdullah's father, Suhayl bin Amr. Suhayl, who had tortured his sons years ago because they were Muslims, said, "I wish I had been martyred too!" Then, he said:

"The Messenger of Allah informed me that a martyr would intercede for 70 of his relatives. I hope that my son will not intercede for anyone before me. "[ Tabaqat, 3: 406; Usdul-Ghaba, 3: 180-181; Sirah, 3: 331. ]

[natasha-talks]

The Relapse-

4th August 2021; Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

This is something that is so difficult for me to do. I don't even know how to construct a full sentence. I couldn't find the right word to describe what i'm feeling. Like a baby, who is not able to talk trying to tell her parents that she is in absolute pain - She cries.

I've been feeling this for about a month, i would say. But i kept on being in denial because i've been told so many times that everything is fine to a point i thought i was overthinking. But i'm turning 23 in 6 days and no, my intuitions are always right. Always.

Yesterday, the man that i love most finally said that it's not going to work out. It didn't kill me but something inside me died. It felt like someone poured salts all over your wounds. It was too painful because he gave up on us while i'm still here trying to understand and fix things. I was not sad that he's going to leave me because i understand that this ain't just about me, it's about him too. His feelings matter. But it killed me when he started disrespecting me with "What the hell?" "What the hell is wrong with you?" "Shhhhhhhit" and the list goes on. I have always looked up to him as someone who is mature but yesterday, i felt like i was talking to a different person. It's like i have never known him. I saw the look in his eyes and the only thing i could see was.. nothing. He looked at me as if i am the most horrible person in this world. But i let it slide because i know that he's been dealing with things and i really thought that i've been there for him but the truth is, i am stupid for thinking he would actually notice and appreciate the little things i've done for him when i have actually saw numerous signs that he's not that type. From the things he said about himself to the things he said about other people. It made me realise yesterday that it is a narcissistic behavior. But somehow, it still didn't change the amount of love that i have for him. Because i saw it. I saw it from the very beginning but i still chose him. I chose him, fully and i knew what i was signing up for.

He said that it's me. I am flawed, i know but it's not like i don't want to try and make things better. I kept on asking but i guess, that will never be enough. He said I treated him poorly by not giving comfort. I have told him to teach how he wanted it to be because my way of comforting is different and i have never dealt with people saying that i'm not a good listener or good at giving comfort. But yea, there are so many things that i've done but it will never be seen. I knew it for quite some time and yesterday, he proved me right again. It's when i said i do understand but he quickly cut me off by saying i don't and gave an example. You see, he would focus on the flaws instead of the good things i've done. He didn't notice that talking to him is like having to walk on eggshells. But i'm not complaining, i have never complained because again, i knew what i was signing up for and i love him still up until this very moment and i think i will always love him no matter what he puts me through because i really really let down my walls for this man when i have actually promised myself not to be with anyone. I even brought him back home to meet my parents. My mom was the one who told him that he's the first because i have never been that type.

Yesterday made me realise that he said everything is about me. At first, i almost fell for that but while i was busy crying, it actually made me realise that this relationship was not about me or us. It's about him. When he asked me what did i want him to do for me, i said "Im just looking for respect in this relationship" and he said he wants comfort and peace. He started listing out other things too. If i were to ask, there are so many things that i wanted but i never did because i really really accept him for the way he is. He never gave me comfort, it's always "It's okay, i'm here. We'll get through this together" -- I'm not complaining by the way. The comfort that i need is advise, is for someone to guide me when i'm wrong and have a discussion about it. But again, i have never complained. Whatever that he gave me, i accepted it and i do appreciate it. But it's sad. It's really sad that it's not the same for him.

He told me yesterday that i couldn't let go of my past. To be honest, i have never cared about the people from my past. He told me many times that its a new book and i started to view things differently. I started posting throwbacks when i saw it coming. One of my ways of coping to look back and remind myself that it's possible for me to be happy. Those were all me at my best and how i dealt with things. It got nothing to do about me wanting to be the old Natasha. Because the current Natasha is the one who made it through. Who has been clean for a year and a half. I am proud of her even when nobody else does because i know i did this on my own - of course, with the help of my friends and my extended family members. Arwah atuk left me last Ramadhan and my world changed. It felt like 2018 again. I miss him. I really really do because he gave me comfort that i couldn't have. A person that i can be vulnerable with without having the fear of being judged. But he's gone for good.

He told me yesterday that when things didn't go my way about the pasta panas, i started acting poorly. That was the first argument we had. He's not wrong, i did act poorly even when i know it's not his fault. I know he wants to put me on the good side. But that day, it really broke me because he actually said that he missed me, for the first time the day before and i was so excited to see him. It was never 100% about pasta panas? It's just me wanting to show him that i miss him too. I apologised but he brought it up again yesterday. He brought up so many things to a point i questioned myself, was he lying this whole time? Because he told me he forgave me and it's important to learn and grow.

That's the word. I want to grow and i know that i can always grow alone because i've been there, done that. But i chose to grow with this man because i may not know how to show it according to him, i love him with all of me. It hurts me soooooooooooo bad knowing that he's hurt. Because i never wanted to hurt him. That's why i kept my distance when we first started talking because i knew that i was not healed. I took my time to heal and i came back when i was ready even when i thought he was seeing someone else because of the story he posted. But i tried. I could have always date someone else but the reason why i chose him, it's not only because i thought he's smart. It's because i really prayed for signs and then 27th January came. Things didn't go like how we both expected but yea, i have never stopped praying and it's always him. The signs, it's always leading back to him.

Yesterday, it was the day when i cried the hardest because it was painful. Too painful even when i know i can always get over it but i have no idea, why.. it's painful. From 12pm i was crying over the phone with Danish because i knew somethings not right but he left me in the dark and i couldn't stand wondering what did i do. I couldn't talk to him because he made himself unavailable. Even when he's available, he would say that things were okay. It was never fair. Not for me and for anyone who was put in that situation. I could have done it to him a lot of times but never once it came across my mind to do that to him. I know i mentioned about red flags at the beginning of this post-- "You know it's going to hurt you so bad right when this relationship is over?", he's right. It will hurt me because i love him more but it's never right to say that as if i am not capable of fighting it. Plus, i've been through everything. It will hurt me like hell if this relationship is over but i hope Allah will give me the strength if the day comes. Nauzubillah min zalik. Something that i don't ever want to face is the day that i know it's not going to work out.

Yesterday, i have never prayed hard for things to go back the way it used to be or for things to get way better for the both us. I have never cried to a point i couldn't close my eyes because it's going to hurt my head so much and it felt like my eyes were burning but after an hour of struggling to sleep, i finally slept and i accidentally woke up at 1.52am. I tried sleeping back but i couldn't and at 2.05am, i decided to perform solat tahajjud. I googled how to perform solat tahajjud and i did it. It was my first solat tahajjud. I forgot to mention that, Asr, Maghrib, Isya' and tahajjud, i couldn't control my emotions because of the Kaaba on my praying mat, it reminded me of him. He planned to take me there with him after our nikah. He wants to perform umrah and Hajj with me as a husband and wife. I couldn’t help it. I felt so weak. 

My last sujood for Subuh, i poured my heart out to Him. I was shaking, i couldn’t control my emotions. All the prayers i made yesterday, it was all just for us. Not for me, just us. I really really want this to work out and i know that only He can change this. I poured my heart out on the praying mat for Him to soften both of our hearts, for Him to shower us with comfort and peace, for Him to protect us from the evil eye, shaytan, iblis, humans and unwanted diseases, for Him to ease our journey and bless our relationship as we want to make this halal, for Him to shower us with endless rizq and success, for Him to make us a better Muslim, for Him to protect us from the hellfire and place us in the highest rank of Jannah. The rest, it’s between me and Him. I prayed really hard for this.

But hey! Look on the bright side, i performed my first tahajjud. While i was crying to Him, a thought came to me.. Maybe this is a way for Him to remind me that He can give everything that i need, something that i’ve been praying for and He can also take everything away from me in a blink of an eye if i do not practice myself as a good Muslim. Maybe this is a test for me and for him for us to grow stronger and wiser. Suddenly, there’s a voice inside my head telling me to have patience because this is shaytan’s doing. They do know that we want to make things halal and that’s something that they hate so they have made a promise to create chaos in our heads and turn us against each other, in the end, everything will be ruined. I am a firm believer that Allah is the only Protector and He will protect us from all of these. 

This test is not only to test our faith but it is also to test our patience. I almost gave up but i did not. No matter what he puts me through, i signed up for this and after all the things we’ve been through, i still choose to look at him the same way as i did at the very beginning. He hurt me but it doesn’t that he’s the only one. I hurt him too and i wish to stop, that’s why i kept on asking in order to make this work. Leaving was never an option for me because no matter what, i don’t want to make it a habit because this habit, it will be carried until marriage. When things get rough, you fix and work together against it, not leave. What will happen to the kids if we are unable to control our emotions? I am tired of always being the bigger person and still, not be seen because i do realise that i am surrounded by so many people with a slight narcissistic attitude or worst, some are just purely narcissists. 

For this man, he’s not. I don’t blame him. I’ve been telling myself that maybe he is so used to being in a bubble where all of the people around him would always make him feel good and he would always feel like he needs to be good. Maybe i’m wrong and this will probably offend him but i don’t sugar coat things to make someone feel good. But that’s the thing, your partner shouldn’t be the kind of person who needs to always sugar coat things, your partner should be the one who would remind you and slap you with reality. You will never grow if you’re so comfortable not having people going against you, you will never grow if you cannot accept opinions and only want the things that you want without thinking about other people. Relationships should be about two people compromising. I used to do that to people and at the end, they felt so powerful and they threw me away as if i was nothing because they thought they could get everything. Oh by the way, i’m not comparing. He’s not even in the category to be compared with. He told me that i need to do a lot of learning and i admit that but i think he needs it too because the he projects his issues, that’s not the way it should be. Those words, the way he listens- defensive listening, the body language and so many more. It’s a learning process. 

5.07pm; I stopped crying because i know that this is what the shaytan would be so happy about. Filled myself with rage, sadness and thoughts i shouldn’t have. But i know i’ve been here for too many times and it is so stupid of me if i would react the same way. I’ve learned a lot and i won’t repeat the same mistakes again. 

For now, i’m counting days until Allah grants all of my prayers about us. 

I miss him but i respect his space. I know he’s okay without me, this is test for me to fight alone. 

Lots of love, 

NNS.

[quranreadalong]

#6, Surah 2

THE QURAN READ-ALONG: DAY 6

Brace yourselves: we are going to be halfway done with surah two after today. The light is at the end of the tunnel. We’re getting there. Let’s begin the day with 2:118, another complaint about The Disbelievers:

And those who have no knowledge say: Why doth not Allah speak unto us, or some sign come unto us? Even thus, as they now speak, spake those (who were) before them. Their hearts are all alike. We have made clear the revelations for people who are sure.

All people who ask Mohammed for a damned shred of proof of what he’s saying are the same, and are also going to hell. At least the people who wrote the stories of Moses, Jesus, etc had the decency to stick some actual miracles in there. The best we’ll get from Mohammed, as we’ll see much later, is 1) a ride on a magic donkey in the middle of the night (really) and 2) the rather embarrassing time that Mohammed supposedly split the moon in half, which many modern-day Muslims have understandably tried to turn into a metaphor rather than a real event.

We are told once more that Jews and Christians want to mislead Muslims, and Mohammed adds that Allah will hate them if they allow themselves to be misled by the disbelievers. Also the disbelievers are losers. A rare quadruple bad-der to start the day.

In 2:122, we shift again to Mohammed directly addressing "the Children of Israel”; this is almost an exact repetition of an earlier ayah (2:40) in which they’re commanded to remember Allah’s favor etc. 2:123 is likewise a rant about how no one will be able to help the doomed on the Day of Judgement, etc, identical to 2:48. Earlier I labeled those neutral and bad respectively, so I’ll do that again here.

Now then. The next verse marks our first mention of Abraham (or Ibrahim) in the Quran. The key ayah to note here is 2:125:

And when We made the House (at Makka) a resort for mankind and sanctuary, (saying): Take as your place of worship the place where Abraham stood (to pray).

The house in Mecca is, of course, the Kaaba--the big black square thing you’ve probably seen in pictures, for those of you who were not raised Muslim, though its appearance has changed a lot over the centuries. The Kaaba was a major part of the Arabian polytheistic religion; it was filled with idols. Because of its sacred importance, no violence was allowed within the area, so as to not offend the gods. It was tended to by the Quraysh, the tribe that Mohammed and his close friends were all part of. Once a year, pilgrims would come to the city to circle around the structure in a massive event called the hajj, though people could go to it whenever they wanted (called umrah).

The Kaaba in Mecca was not the only such temple--there were multiple similar structures in different parts of Arabia. All but the one in Mecca were destroyed by Mohammed’s armies, though. One mentioned in a sahih hadith was in what is now northern Yemen:

There was a house called Dhul-Khalasa in the Pre-lslamic Period and it was also called Al-Ka'ba Al-Yamaniya or Al-Ka'ba Ash-Shamiya. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "Will you relieve me from Dhul-Khalasa?" So I left for it with 150 cavalrymen from the tribe of Ahmas and then we destroyed it and killed whoever we found there. Then we came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and informed him about it. He invoked good upon us and upon the tribe of Ahmas.

Regardless of the polytheistic origins of the structures, as other religions developed in the region, they seem to have been incorporated into the tradition. Idols of Abraham and Ishmael were in the Kaaba before Mohammed took them out, as Arabs had adopted the two of them as patriarchs from the Jews already. A hadith says that Christian imagery was also in the Kaaba. Obviously this process would be reversed after the rise of Islam, as the hajj became a Muslim-only event and Mohammed purged the Kaaba of non-Islamic imagery. (More on that happy event in surah 9.)

The basis for this was his claim that, rather than being a polytheistic site, the Kaaba was really a structure made at Allah’s behest by Abraham and his son Ishmael, who were Muslims (all the Jewish/Christian prophets were “Muslim”, as we will see) and prophesied Mohammed’s existence. Since they were Muslims, Mohammed reasoned, no non-Muslims should be allowed anywhere near the Kaaba. Tolerance!

Anyway, we’ll get back to the conquest of Mecca. I would classify most of the above as neutral, though 2:130 is at least intolerant (“who forsaketh the religion of Abraham save him who befooleth himself?”). 2:126 is bad and today’s entry on the kuffar hell counter (1):

As for him who disbelieveth, I shall leave him in contentment for a while, then I shall compel him to the doom of Fire - a hapless journey's end!

2:133-141 is more whining about Jews and Christians, and claiming that Muslims (unlike Jews and Christians) follow the “real” religion of patriarchs like Abraham, Jacob, and Moses. Christians and Jews are liars when they claim otherwise. That’s literally all this section is. It’s neutral, I guess, though again intolerant and also culturally appropriating! Mohammed: PROBLEMATIC.

Following that are our last neutral ayat for the day, and again very interesting ones. Let’s look at the ayat first:

The foolish of the people will say: What hath turned them from the qiblah which they formerly observed?

We appointed the qiblah which ye formerly observed only that We might know him who followeth the messenger, from him who turneth on his heels. In truth it was a hard (test) save for those whom Allah guided.

And now verily We shall make thee turn (in prayer) toward a qiblah which is dear to thee. So turn thy face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship, and ye (O Muslims), wheresoever ye may be, turn your faces (when ye pray) toward it.

Okay, so what’s going on here is this: in the early days of Islam, Mohammed instructed his followers to pray in the direction (that’s what qiblah means) of Jerusalem. This was a custom of the Jews, based on the Talmud; while still in the early days of creating his new religion, Mohammed based many of its rules on what the Jews did. But a couple of years after the Muslim community moved from Mecca to Medina (and remember, this is a Medina surah), Mohammed told them to instead pray towards the Kaaba at Mecca.

When Mohammed changed the qiblah, non-Muslims understandably made fun of Muslims suddenly changing one of their “sacred rites”. Mohammed’s excuse for this? Allah was just testing them. Allah wanted to know who would blindly follow Mohammed no matter what, using the whole pray-towards-Jerusalem thing as the test. Those who passed the test by demonstrating the appropriate brainwashing were then let in on “the truth”, which was that Allah really wanted them to pray towards Mecca.

The real reason why Mohammed changed the direction is, of course, because he didn’t want to share a prayer direction with the Jews anymore, since they weren’t quite as accepting of him as he’d once believed. After some gentle prodding by his buddy Umar, he switched the qiblah, firmly separating Muslim and Jewish prayer rituals. Thus 2:145, which chastises any Muslims who would continue to pray towards Jerusalem (the “evil-doers” being Jews):

And if thou shouldst follow their desires after the knowledge which hath come unto thee, then surely wert thou of the evil-doers.

I mean..................... bad.

A second reason for the changing of the qiblah was probably just to center Islam more in Arabia (and specifically Mo’s hometown) and establish a clear Muslim claim to the Kaaba, both of which would be quite useful for the community later.

And with that historical tidbit, we are now more than halfway through surah 2. Give yourselves a pat on the back for making it this far.

NEXT TIME: “I am the Relenting, the Merciful ... Those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers; on them is the curse of Allah”

The Quran Read-Along: Day 6

Ayat: 28

Good: 0

Neutral: 16 (2:122, 2:124-25, 2:127-41)

Bad: 10 (2:118-121, 2:123, 2:126, 2:142-145)

Kuffar hell counter: 1 (2:126)

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This is a special series of Blogs which describes my time and experiences during Hajj this year.

Part 38

DAY 39 – 28 August 2019 – 27 Zilhajj 1440

Aziziya – Haram Shareef

I am in Haram Shareef, sitting in Mataf, with Ka’aba tul Musharrafah in sight. By Allah’s Grand Grace, I am in a grand place.

When we come to Harmain Shareefain, we bring many desires, expectation, requests, issues and personal matters. Allah is our Sole Owner, and we are His subjects, totally and absolutely. It is the duty and the right of subjects to ask everything from the Owner. And our Owner is the Most Benevolent, the Merciful and the Most Beneficent.

Whatever we bring as desire or expectation, we receive in the same measure. If my expectation (Allah Forbid) is small, I shall get small; if it is for more, I shall InShaAllah get more.

The point to ponder is that when we ask from Allah, we ask for what we desire. We somehow desire our wishes to come true.

Surah Al Baqarah; verse 216. “Fighting has been enjoined upon you while it is hateful to you. But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah Knows, while you know not.”

When it is established beyond any doubt that Allah is All Knowing, and He knows what has gone and what will come in future; is it not preferable that the final decision be left to Him?

Istikhara has been around since the time of the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) or may be even before that. Presently, you could get Istikhara done on phone, through internet, on payment. The person doing Istikhara on your behalf and for you will tell what is good to do and what is not.

It is narrated that the Holy Prophet (Peace be upon him) used to advise for doing Istikhara before taking up important matters. The masnoon way is a prayer to be recited after 2 raka’at nawafil. The prayer is available in many books.

The theme of the prayer is that My Lord! You are All Knowing; if this matter as per Your Knowledge, is good for me, please make it possible and easy for me; and if this matter as per Your Knowledge is bad for me, please keep me away from it and keep it away from me; and ordain for me the best thing, wherever it may be.

If you read the whole prayer, it nowhere says that My Lord! Please tell Me if it is good or bad. Why do we want to know first? Why don’t we simply leave it to Allah? Is there a trust deficit? (I seek Allah’s Forgiveness for even saying so)

Despite clarity, our people insist that even in masnoon Istikhara, we shall get some hint in a dream. May Allah Protect us from our own rigid, wrong ideas. Aameen,

Back to our expectations. Someone comes for Hajj thinking that he has accomplished all important worldly tasks; educated and married children; constructed a house; accumulated reasonable savings etc., and it is okay to perform Hajj now; his Hajj will be done.

If someone comes to Hajj with the expectation that Hajj will help him/her to change life, their Hajj will be done, and their lives shall also change. InShaAllah.

We receive what we expect.

Our expectations are extremely imperfect and limited. We come for Hajj e Tamattau and our expectation is one Umrah and Hajj. This is done and the job is done. Those who have more devotion, energy or passion may do several Umrahs and many more Tawafs. The only problem is when it is done with immaculate counting, and explicit advertising.

It is generally not our expectation that Hajj will bring revolutionary changes in life. Our revolution is limited to growing a beard (me included in this group). The elders were already regulars at the nearby mosque; they would become more so and upgrade themselves to the First Row. First Row is a preferred and ‘afzal’ place. For this reason, every mosque has its own ‘First Row Mafia’ who do not approve lesser people trying to get to the coveted First Row.

What about the young? What will they do after Hajj? They have to go back to their usual life anyway. The chances are that gradually the layers of piety gathered during Hajj shall peel off and the same old self will re-emerge with full force, all of which may not be for good.

Hajj is the process and tool for changing thoughts, desires, minds, hearts and bodies. Unfortunately, this agenda is not part of our Hajj training anywhere.

I performed first Hajj in 2005 as a local resident. It took only five days. Although I had been preparing for Hajj before, but it was at home. This time, I got 44 days. My personal experience says that short Hajj (7-10 days) is not so enriching. If you are making the effort to come from another country, please increase the effort a little more and prolong Hajj days as much as you can, even if not for 40 days. Hajj is most likely once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; do make the most of it. Please come here, spend time and renew and strengthen your relationship with Allah.

May Allah give all of us opportunity and understanding. Aameen.

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Slo-mo burpees in a sacred journey

Thanks to jet travel and cheap flights, a trip to the Holy Land is as easy for a Muslim as it is trotting down to the ubiquitous convenience store for a soda.

But it remains a long journey of faith. One that tests you in many ways, and either cures or creates more doubts along the way.

This was my second visit, but a longer and more challenging one than the first done in 2016.

Both were during the Ramadan fasting month, in the summer when days are long and the heat higher than ever. Both equally exciting, interesting and finally uplifting.

Mecca was the first stop, quicker than my first time there but double in time for prayers and circumbulation around the Holy Kaaba in the Holy Mosque. We did two Umrahs in 10 hours, once before dawn and the other by noon.

To say it was packed or crowded would be an understatement. But this was in the last 10 days of the fasting month and considered a more pious or holy period for prayers and pilgrimages.

Patience is key here what with the number of pilgrims such as ourselves making this trip and journey of faith.

Anger, irritation, envy and all that is seen as the badder side of the ego simmer and lurk in the shadows of our minds and corners of our hearts. It would be too easy to give in and only human to do so.

But you to try to rise above it all as you pray, prostate and plead to be a nicer person blessed to be there, if not a pious one.

For everyone is equal in the Holy Mosque as they face the Holy Kaaba. All are in ihram - either in the state of seclusion or in the two pieces of unstitched cloth though women wear their normal modest wear save for exposing their faces.

All too soon, we quit Mecca for the five hour land trip north to Medina in the Hejaz desert where the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) had moved to nearly 1400 years ago.

I had never been there, for the last trip was short and quick, and my family had visited there before making it to Mecca. This time, Mecca was first and Medina the final destination.

Why? Because many find Medina a lot more serene and peaceful than Mecca where the babble and behaviour of humankind from the Muslim diaspora can be enlightening if not exasperating at times.

Medina, like Mecca, is a holy city in Islam and the Prophet's Mosque here is the second most holiest site after the Holy Mosque in Mecca.

And that would explain the mosque being the locus of the city and the hub of daily life. The Prophet's Mosque in open 24 hours a day, though it has 40 doors and 10 gates.

It is a beautiful mosque, inside and outside its cavernous dimensions supported by so many pillars and lit by circles of chandeliers and spotlights.

Classy and elegant. And serene and peaceful.

The open courtyards within the mosque has huge tarpaulin umbrellas that open to shield from the hot sun and heat and fold for cool breezes to bring down the mercury.

The centre piece of the Prophet's Mosque is the Prophet's Tomb ensconced in the old section of the mosque and under the Green Dome. It is nearest to Door 40, or Jibril (Archangel Gabriel) Gate.

It is said the Archangel Gabriel used that door as the messenger of Quranic verses to the Prophet Muhammed (PBUH).

An area around the tomb is called the Rawdah and is seen as a piece of Paradise and those who get to perform their prayers there are equal to praying in Paradise.

So I didn't get to do that.

But obviously, the Prophet's Tomb is where everyone wants to be at. Some visit and die, fortunately or unfortunately depending on your view. It is said Heaven awaits those expiring there and buried in the Al-Baqi cemetery.

Again, that didn't happen to me. Or you won't be reading this.

While those inside the mosque try to get as close to the Rawdah to pray or get to pray inside the area marked by the green carpet, others spend time outside in prayer as they gaze at the Green Dome among a clutch of silver cupolas or domes if you prefer.

More so after the dawn prayers. Possibly one of the best times to enjoy the sights, sounds and scents of perfumed oils before the mercury shoots to 47 degrees C.

The interior is cooler with air conditioning vents at the base of the pillars while water mist fans mitigate the heat outside.

Most of our prayers were inside the mosque though we did pray at the roof and also in the courtyard outside.

The mosque can comfortably accommodate 600,000 at any one time and some one million during the Ramadan month and the Hajj. It felt like 500,000 of us at most of the prayer times when I was there.

Yet it was calm and orderly throughout our time there. Even queueing up to go past the Prophet's Tomb was a lot more pleasant.

I did that almost daily especially after the dawn and noon prayers.

But our group was fortunate. We managed to get two visits into the library and area next to the tomb where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and two of his companions are buried.

An imam sits there to lead prayers for the groups that get to visit the tomb.

But there was some drama for me before the first visit which happened in the early hours of my birthday on June 8.

First, let's just say the visit to the area next to the Prophet's Tomb is a privilege. Malaysia's recently defeated Pm had boasted about it before the polls that buried his career.

And that while a visit can be arranged, the chances of you entering the area depends, whether you're prepared for it.

So, world leaders who are Muslims get to visit and I'm not going to judge that just as much as I don't judge whether I'm worthy for it.

Well, I nearly didn't make it although I was there.

Because just a few hours before the visit, I was breaking my fast and blacked out.

And fell over backwards in my chair and hit my head magically cushioned by my right arm. Also, I puked my guts out.

These things don't ever happen to me.

I came to, picked myself up, apologised to the number of people breaking their fast and got to my room to clean up and rest.

We had a doctor in our group and she came by to check me. She then asked my medical history, found nothing unusual and put the episode down to a bad stomach flu, and the reaction from taking soda water on an empty stomach.

My friend Sharin, whose father had invited me for the pilgrimage, was a walking pharmacy and gave me antibiotics and antihistamines for me to ingest.

I rested a bit and then made my way to the mosque for the visit. I was determined to make it one way or another.

Of course, we had some time before the visit and performed our Terawih prayers obligatory during the fasting month.

I was feverish but attempted it until the end.

My face was flushed, my body tired but the soul was calm and ready. I think the blackout had cleansed me. Well the bath did anyway.

And so we went it. We were told it would just be five minutes or so and to perform our prayers and get ushered out.

Well, we spent nearly an hour there. We prayed many times, all three sides of the tomb.

We were fortunate. And in all that, the clock ticked past midnight into June 8 and I was a year older, a milestone year and praying next to the Prophet's Tomb.

Who would have thought or imagined this day would ever come? Death is certain but this?

I felt blessed, no, I was blessed.

And then we left after all our prayers and for me, seeking the blessings for family, she who can't be named, friends and country.

There were tears in my eyes. Perhaps it was the long hours of contact lenses in a dusty environment.

Right.

Anyway, our group was allowed another visit two days later, although it was a bit shorter due to the number of visitors there.

We prayed.

And I had time to see more of the wrought iron wall and library around the tomb. Here's the thing, we weren't unsure of snapping pictures but we did anyway.

How would I call it? Well it is similar in style to the Nagore Dhargha Sheriff in Penang but the Prophet's Tomb is behind the wrought ironwork.

One doesn't actually get to see the Prophet's Tomb. You just get to pray metres away with the ironwork which provides a polarised view through the fine filigree.

And around it is the pillars and iron shelves that contain the Holy Quran and a few other books that scholars used to read there.

See, Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) died in the 11th Hijrah year, named after the time he led the early Muslims to Medina from Mecca. He was buried in the house he shared with Aisha, next to the original mosque he built from wood and date palm fronds.

His grave is now a tomb, his house the library we prayed in and the Rawdah, while the mosque is now this beautiful Prophet's Mosque with the Green Dome.

And when we prayed on June 8, it was exactly 1386 years since Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) had passed away.

Oh, and the slo-mo burpees? That's how we pray, no? I look forward to the next trip there, and my journey of faith.

May Allah bless us all. All mistakes are mine, of course. Have I changed? Let's see.

* all pictures from the Huawei P20 Pro, shot in colour, edited and converted to black and white.

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Roza according to the Sunnah

Islam is the most practised religion in the world. Muslims are present in almost every region of the world and practising’s its teachings in their daily day life. But Muslims face some of the problems while practising its teachings in their daily day life and wants a complete guidance for it.

The most asked question of the Muslims nowadays is about the Roza. That what is Sunna of the Sahri? What is the Sunnah of Aftari? What should we do while we are fasting? Which is the best time to do Aftari? So today I decided to throw some light on the Roza according to the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H). The things which the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) do while in the state of fasting. Areas follow,

While Having Sahri:

The Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) used to do Sahri as we wake up in the morning before the Azan of Fajr. And complete it before the sunrises. After the Azan of Fajr, he stops eating and drinking.

Dua of Keeping Roza:

After doing the Sahri as the Azan of Fajr ends the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) used to say the Dua of Sahri. And then do Wadu in the home and went for the Congregation prayer of Fajr.

After Fajr till the sunsets:

In the state of fast, we must abstain from the following things which are as follow,

•    Speaking lie. •    False talks. •    Bad deeds. •    Do not quarrel. •    Away from disputes. •    Indulge in arguments. •    Use bad words. •    Abusive language. •    Do anything which is forbidden.

The things we must do in the state of Roza are as follow,

•    Try to be disciplined. •    Practice Islamic Morals •    Practice Islamic Ethics. •    You must not show off your fasting. •    Be polite. •    Be pleasant. •    Be a kind of person having a good spirit and good cheer. •    During the fast do the acts like charity. •    Increase your prayers. •    Recitation of Holy Quran. •    Help others. •    And spread happiness.

While having Aftari:

You must have the Aftari as soon as possible after the sunsets. It is better to have the Aftari as you hear the Azan of Maghrib prayer. It is the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H). Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) used to have Aftari with two dates and glass of water then goes to offer the Namaz of Maghrib in the congregation. Then after it, he used to have the dinner. Doing the Aftari with the group of people is the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H).

This is the Roza according to the Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) and it is the best way to do fasting. We must do the above things while we are fasting! It is the interest and a wish of every Muslims spend the blessed month Ramadan in the house of Allah. To perform the Umrah in the month of Ramadan because it has the reward equal to that of Hajj. Now going to Umrah in the month of Ramadan is much easier and cheaper so, book Umrah Package for September and fulfil your wish this year.

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A Common Man’s Hajj – Day to Day Recount of Hajj 2019 – Part 1

First Words

I seek refuge in Allah against the devil, damned

I begin with the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent; the Most Merciful

“My Lord! Expand for me my breast (with assurance); and ease for me my task; and untie the knots from my tongue; that they may understand my speech.” Aameen. (surah Taha)

“All Praise be to Allah; And to Him Alone belongs All Grandeur within the Heavens and the Earth; and He is the Exalted in Might; the Wise. He is Allah, other than Whom there is no deity; Knower of the unseen, and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful; the Especially Merciful. He is Allah, other than Whom there is no deity; the Sovereign; the Pure; the Perfection; the Bestower of faith; the Overseer; the Exalted in Might; the Compeller; the Superior; Exalted is Allah, above whatever they associate with Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to Him belong the Best Names; whatever is in the Heavens and Earth is Exalting Him; and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” (surah Al Hashr)

“O’ Allah! Pray to Mohammad and the Family of Mohammad, as You prayed to Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim; Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Honorable. O’ Allah! Bless Mohammad and the Family of Mohammad, as You Blessed Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim; Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Honorable.”

Allah Says in surah Al-Ahzab. “Mohammad is not the father of any of your men, but (he is) the Messenger of Allah, and Last of the Prophets; And ever is Allah, of all things, Knowing”. He Says further, “Indeed, Allah confers Blessings upon the Prophet, and His Angels (ask Him to do so). O’ you who have believed, ask (Allah to confer) Blessings upon Him and ask (Allah to grant him) peace’’.

And so, it became mandatory for us to send prayers and blessings upon our most highly respected and revered Prophet, Hazrat Mohammad (peace be upon him).

May Allah accept our recitations, our actions, our deeds, and our efforts which are never free from faults, with His Grand Grace. Aameen.

The original manuscript is in Urdu; and except couple of last pages, was written while sitting in Haram Shareef; and almost all of it was written while sitting in Mataf. Ka’aba tul Musharrafah was in front and in sight. I cannot pay enough gratitude to Allah for bestowing upon me such great Blessing.

Allah is ‘Samad’ and is Worthy of All Grace and Glory.

Asrar Ahmad Qureshi

  A Common Man’s Hajj – Day to Day Recount of Hajj 2019 – Part 2

Personal Note

Today is 14 August 2019; 13 Zilhajj 1440; the day is Wednesday; time is 11:46 in the morning.

I had reached Haram Shareef a little while ago; just completed a Tawaf. Allah granted Tawaf to me inside the Mataf. I am sitting here; Ka’aba tul Musharrafah is in sight. I prayed to Allah and asked for His Permission and have started writing this.

Yesterday, on 12th Zilhajj, we performed the third Rami and left Mina. We walked all the way to get to our residence at Aziziah (Makkah). We have another three weeks till our departure back to Pakistan. So, it is us, and Haram Shareef, and Baitullah. May Allah Grant us energy and focus to spend most of this time here and busy in His Zikr.

By Allah’s Grace, I and my wife had performed Hajj in 2005. I used to be employed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at that time, and we performed Hajj as local residents. We went from Jeddah to Mina on the evening of 7th Zilhajj and returned on the night of 12th Zilhajj. The group arrangements were highly organized and all Manasiks were done comfortably.

Allah is Extremely Kind. My wife and I later went for Umrah in 2013, 2015, and 2017. By the sequence, we were due to go in Jan/Feb 2019. However, my wife passed away on 17 February, after a rather brief illness. May Allah Grant her with His Forgiveness and His Best Blessings. Aameen.

It was a huge loss, but life goes on inexorably.

Sometime around the end of February, I had gone to main market Gulberg (Lahore). The banners for submission of Hajj applications under government scheme were displayed over all banks. I went inside the Bank AlHabib branch. I did not keep my account in this branch of bank AlHabib, but I had visited it earlier for Biometry. On that occasion, the Operations Manager Munib Ahmad treated me with utmost respect and facilitated me going out of his way. I really appreciated it. May Allah Bless him. Aameen.

Munib was still there and recognized me. I told him I intended to apply for Hajj. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing as I had not planned for it earlier. He gave me forms and instructions, which I brought home and filled. The medical report was very kindly facilitated by a very respectable doctor. Two days later, I went back to the bank and submitted the forms along with the required attachments.

I prayed to Allah; My Lord! It is not my privilege to request you to grant me permission for Hajj, as You had bestowed this privilege upon me earlier. However, if You Grant me this Blessing, it is entirely Your Grace and Kindness.

There is an old lady who asks for something some time, and then offers lot of prayers. In the next few days, she called me for something; I said it will be done. She said, “May Allah Grant you Hajj”; paused for a moment and then said “again”. I felt strange, but sort of happy. Strange because I had never told her my Hajj plan; happy because it felt good to hear.

By the Grand Grace of Allah, I received the good news about success in draw from Ministry of Religious Affairs (MORA) after a few days.

We can never be able to pay enough gratitude to Allah for His Kindnesses; and it should better be like this. His Grace and Blessings and ‘Fazal o Karam’ should always be much bigger than our capacity for gratefulness. I, for one, shall never want to be in a situation where I even slightly feel that my gratitude is (Allah Forbid) anywhere close to Allah’s ‘Inayaat’. I earnestly pray to Allah. Aameen.

This travelogue is the account/recount of a common/ ordinary man’s Hajj; by all means.

I am a common man from the masses; part bad, part good; part lazy, part active in my prayers; sometime very focused, sometimes unfocused while submitting to Allah. By Allah’s High Kindness, my submission to Allah has been consistent, but practicing and following His Commands has been inconsistent.

I am a common man, whose knowledge of religion is superficial and remains so, because most speeches of religious scholars do not necessarily impart knowledge; and personal effort in this direction is weak.

This is truly the account of a common man’s Hajj; which I am, which probably you are.

I got 44 days package under government scheme. Allah has given me excellent memory, Alhamdulillah, and it is possible for me to remember events, places and people accurately, like these are etched.

I shall take you with me on this Hajj in a way as if you have also been there.

It is going to be a long effort, and I pray that Allah Grants me the capability, courage and fortitude to do so. Aameen.

Asrar Ahmad Qureshi

Lahore.

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